Healthcare Design - May 2020 - 9

EDITORIAL
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Hank Adams

L E AV I N G A M A R K

The lessons learned from our industry's response
to the COVID-19 crisis today will shape healthcare
for years to come By Jennifer Kovacs Silvis

Wayne Barger
Carolyn BaRoss
Sam Burnette

HDR

SMITHGROUP

PERKINS AND WILL

EARL SWENSSON ASSOCIATES

Sheila F. Cahnman
JUMPGARDEN CONSULTING LLC

Thomas W. Chessum

CO ARCHITECTS

James Crispino

to believe how much our world has
changed since the last issue of Healthcare Design,
and how much it may stand to change in the time between penning this letter and the magazine making
its way to you. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing
a rapid evolution in the way we live and work-particularly as this industry grapples with how best to
respond to the unfolding crisis.
The stories we've heard from you are harrowing. A
juror for one of our programs stepped away to focus
on producing personal protective equipment for his
organization's frontline staffers. A firm completed a 1,000-bed hospital within
days to answer patient surge. An in-progress hospital project not expected to
open until next year shifted gears to make some of its ED and inpatient spaces
available now. A board member emailed me at 2 a.m., sharing a personal note
about the daunting burden of having so many lives at stake and how he's trying
to find an anchor in the storm.
And through this, what's been delivered is astounding. From triage tents
and drive-through testing sites to med/surg units converted to isolation spaces and convention centers reimagined as healthcare facilities, this industry is
answering the call to action.
Here at Healthcare Design, we're working to keep you informed as you navigate an extraordinary time. The editorial team has created a robust COVID-19
Coverage and Resources page on our website (HCDmagazine.com), where
you'll find daily updates on news, industry insights and perspectives, and an
archive of content focused on related topics such as infection control and biocontainment. Additionally, industry leaders are submitting personal accounts
of what they and their firms are facing, and the solutions being delivered, in our
"Notes from the Field" series. You'll find some of this coverage in a special
COVID-19 report beginning on page 22 of this issue.
Additionally, as we leverage digital solutions as a method to keep us closer together while physically apart, we're also introducing webinars exploring how
COVID-19 is affecting healthcare design now and going forward. Watch our
website for details on upcoming events and on-demand access to those that
have already taken place.
While so much is uncertain about where we go from here, as the country begins its slow and careful path toward reopening and inventing a new normal,
what's clear is that we as an industry will walk away with many lessons learned.
I've always been impressed by healthcare designers' willingness to share information for the good of improving our built environment; but now, more than
ever, I've seen you all pull together, freely offering details on what you're doing
and how it's working.
Years from now, our healthcare environments and the patients, staff, and
families in them will benefit greatly from that. 
IT'S HARD

GENSLER

Christine Hester Devens
Mary Frazier

AECOM

EWINGCOLE

Jocelyn Lum Frederick
HC TANGRAM DESIGN

Catherine L. Gow

FRANCIS CAUFFMAN

Natalie Miovski Hagerty
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

Erik Hanson

STANTEC ARCHITECTURE

Suzen L. Heeley
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER

Scott Holmes
Walter Jones
Randy Keiser

BWBR

METROHEALTH SYSTEM

TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO.

Julie Kent

TRINITY HEALTH

Bryan Langlands
Tiana Lemons
Michael Lied

GBBN ARCHITECTS

Mike McKay
Victoria Navarro

NBBJ

ORCUTT/WINSLOW

UW HEALTH

ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH

Kurt Neubek
Don Orndoff

KAISER PERMANENTE

Diane R.K. Osan
Chris Powers

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CANNONDESIGN

BURNS & MCDONNELL

William D. Repichowskyj
E4H ARCHITECTURE

Kim Shinn
TLC ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

Janet H. Sisolak
UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER

Karl R. Sonnenberg
ZIMMER GUNSUL FRASCA ARCHITECTS LLP

Kurt Spiering
Steve Stokes

HGA

GRESHAM SMITH

Jeffrey C. Stouffer

HKS INC.

Paul E. Strohm
Jocelyn Stroupe

CANNONDESIGN

Melanie Taylor
Joshua A. Theodore
Anthony Treu

HOK

BOLDT
LEO A DALY

SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL

Travis Tyson
Gary L. Vance

CLEVELAND CLINIC
VANCE CONSULTING

MAY 2020

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